An 18-year-old student preparing for the National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test (NEET) allegedly committed suicide by hanging himself from a ceiling fan.
On September 15, an Arunachal Pradesh student was found hanging in his hostel room at NIT Silchar. His classmates alleged that the dean had insulted the victim who got six backlogs in his first semester examinations amd he...
The move comes in wake of a record number of suicides this year by students preparing for engineering and medical entrance exams.
Recent developments indicate that coaching centers are taking proactive steps to address this issue. They are involving hostel wardens, mess staff, and meal providers to monitor students in hostels and PG accommodations for...
The body of the deceased student was found hanging in his hostel room and meanwhile, it is alleged that the college authority's actions made him take this step. Protests were held by his classmates which turned violent...
India's coaching centre hub of Kota has witnessed its highest number of student suicides since 2015 this year. Additionally, two Dalit students at IIT Delhi have also died by suicide in the past of two months.
In its report submitted to the authorities, the inquiry committee formed by Jadavpur University to probe into the circumstances leading to the death of a fresher said there are two possibilities for his death – 'a case of...
For its next issue, in the week of World Suicide Prevention Day, Outlook takes a considered look at suicides, analysing it in the realms of education, media, cinema, and politics.
The Kota police department has asked mess workers and tiffin service providers to report when a student is habitually absent from the cafeteria, or when...
Apart from the installation of CCTVs for surveillance, Jadavpur University is also seeking ISRO’s help to curb illegal activities on the campus through...
The meeting convened by the principal secretary (higher and technical education), Bhawani Singh Detha, was attended by representatives of coaching institutes...
The death of the 16-year-old in Rajasthan's Kota has taken the toll so far this year to 22. The number of suicides by students in the entirety of 2022 was 15....
Student suicides have increased to 20 so far this from 15 in the entirety of last year in Rajasthan's Kota, the hub of coaching centres for engineering and...
An 18-year-old IIT-JEE aspirant from Bihar's Gaya allegedly hanged himself in his PG room, in the fourth such case of suicide by a coaching student, said the...
A day after the police made their first arrest of an ex-student of the university, they arrested two more students. These two students are identified as...
A resident of Champaran district in Bihar, Mishra came here in March this year. He was a student of Class 12 preparing for the Joint Entrance Examination (JEE)...
Five suicide cases of medical aspirants were reported in the month of May while four other are reported in June, this year. Considering the increasing...
During the hearing, college authorities claimed that the strike was still going on and alleged that it was hindering its functioning.
The college administration has been in a war of words with the protesting students over the alleged suicide case. The management said they do not know why the...
The incident took place around 1.30 pm at the Shiv Nadar University in the Dadri police station area of Greater Noida, a police spokesperson said.
The Andhra Pradesh Board of Intermediate Examination announced the intermediate results on Wednesday. The students reportedly ended their lives in separate...
If confirmed, this will be the fourth suicide case reported from IIT-Madras this year.
Solanki, a first-year student of the B Tech (Chemical) course, allegedly died by suicide after jumping off the seventh floor of a hostel building located on...
Darshan Solanki, a first year engineering student at IIT Bombay, allegedly died by jumping off the hostel building. The suicide note was discovered on March 3.
Hours before he was found hanging in his room, the student had posted a WhatsApp status saying "Sorry, I am not good enough".